Estimated visceral adiposity is associated with risk of cardiometabolic conditions in a population based study.

ABSTRACT: Visceral adiposity is a major risk factor of cardiometabolic diseases. Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is usually measured with expensive imaging techniques which present financial and practical challenges to population-based studies. We assessed whether cardiometabolic conditions were associated with VAT by using a new and easily measurable anthropometric index previously published and validated. Data (1529 participants) came from the European Health Examination Survey in Luxembourg (2013-2015). Logistic regressions were used to study associations between VAT and cardiometabolic conditions. We observed an increased risk of all conditions associated with VAT. The total adjusted odds ratio (AOR, [95% CI]) for hypertension, prediabetes/diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia f

SUBMITTER: Ruiz-Castell M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8079669 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature